JAMMU: The Government has decided to release water in all major canals of Jammu Province from March 15, 2024 to facilitate the farmers. “As suggested by Director Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Jammu vide his letter No: Agri/DAJ/Dev-33/2023-24/8118-23 dated: 1-3-2024, it is notified for the information of public in general and farmers in particular that the water of Main Ranbir Canal, New Partap Canal, Kathua Canal and other Canals of Jammu province shall be released from 15th of March 2024” a communiqué stated.
All the concerned Superintending Engineers and Executive Engineers have been directed to plan their activities to ensure completion of the ongoing works well before the recharging of Canal. The Executive Engineer of Irrigation Division No: I Jammu, Irrigation Division No: II Jammu, Irrigation Division Akhnoor and Irrigation Division Kathua have been directed to constitute teams which shall move along with water in the Canal/distribution Network during the opening as it reaches their jurisdiction to ensure safe passage of water up to tail end to avoid any untoward incident.